10 things to do in Crete
Travel supermarket — As the largest of all the Greek islands, it’s safe to say that Crete is a holiday destination that comfortably ticks all […]
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Varoufakis: “Europe is disintegrating and we have, at most, a decade to save it”
The Telegraph — Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s former finance minister, said there is no reason to celebrate the the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty […]
Junker: Social acquis applies to Greece, but …
europa.eu — “I have read the letter of the Prime Minister (Tsipras) with great attention. I can sympathise with the European spirit and with […]
Golden Dawn offices attacked in Chania
eKathimerini — Members of anti-establishment groups attacked the offices of the far-right Golden Dawn party in Chania on Saturday and also clashed with riot police. […]
Tsipras asks Juncker if the ‘European acquis’ applies to Greece
Euractive.com — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sent a letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker yesterday, asking if the bloc’s acquis communautaire applies to […]
EU hopes Greece will drop objections to unity declaration
Reuters — “Europe is our common future,” European Union leaders will declare in Rome on Saturday, in a grand statement of ambition that they hope […]
US congressman introduces bill to oppose IMF’s third Greek bailout
huizenga.house.gov –On 16 March, US Congressman Bill Huizenga, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the IMF Reform and Integrity Act. This […]
German Deputy Fin Min: Schulz has been a better friend to Greek communists than German taxpayers
CNBC — Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz would not be the right replacement for Chancellor Angela Merkel because of his choice to […]
After Poland, Greece threatens to spoil EU’s Rome celebration over reform review
Reuters — Greece is threatening to withhold its support for the Rome declaration, in which 27 European Union nations on Saturday are to chart the EU’s […]
Anger after head of eurozone finance ministers says southern Europe blew cash on ‘drinks and women’
The Telegraph — Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head of the eurozone’s finance ministers, is facing calls to resign after refusing to apologise for saying crisis-hit European […]
Higher taxes on tobacco products sink overall sales
In most european countries tax on tobacco products is used as a tool to reduce smoking and protect public health. Even though in Greece the […]
Greece won’t last in euro zone in long-run – Bavarian finance minister
Reuters — Greece will not last in the eurozone in the long run and officials working on a review of its bailout package should prepare […]
Greece, the Review and the Varoufakis solution
It was not surprising that there was not much progress on the Greek bailout review in last Monday’s Eurogroup meeting. In a statement after the meeting […]
Greek police intercept eight suspect packages following parcel bombs to IMF, Germany
Reuters — Greek police intercepted eight suspect packages at a postal sorting centre in Athens on Monday, after the dispatch of booby-trapped deliveries to the […]
Greek tax workers protest against austerity as euro group meets in Brussels
Reuters — Greek tax service employees took their protest against bailout-driven austerity to the heart of government on Monday, as Athens waits to hear if […]